Yeah, it‘s crazy. Same for all colours in my size, though; except for the pink one. And I almost got that one, too, just out of frustration with the ETA of the green one ...
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Yeah, it‘s crazy. Same for all colours in my size, though; except for the pink one. And I almost got that one, too, just out of frustration with the ETA of the green one ...
Not a new/unusual band but snagged a SB Milanese from Amazon after the event on Tuesday before they disappear for good. Getting its first wear today and daaaaaaang it’s slick looking. Breathes really nicely too. Just have to be careful not to scratch up my screen!
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!Be more concerned about your SS finish. I owned a Space Black watch with Space Black Milanese Loop and the Loop scratched the bottom of the watch’s SS finish. When you remove the band or just have the band loose with the end flapping just be careful that the band and the watch’s surface or screen don’t touch, it will get scratched guaranteed! The DLC coating on the Milanese Loop against the DLC coating on the watch’s Space Black SS will definitely create scratches on the watch’s smooth surface vs the tiny links on the Milanese Loop. I think those bands look beautiful but I don’t own them because of that reason and also mine used to get loose throughout the day and also left marks on my wrist after a full day. I didn’t think it was that comfortable honestly. I’m a really careful person and take great care of my stuff but to have to be extra careful while taking off or putting on the watch to avoid scratching it and the lack of comfort and loosening throughout the day made that band no longer an option for me. Not trying to rain on your parade though! It does look great! Just be really careful with it! Lol
I wonder if anyone inside the company fought and lost the battle for solo loops to just not exist. Perhaps they were deemed criminally insane and confined to the banish box under the cupertino donut.
Hey man, we all know you’re not a big fan of the solo loops, but you don’t have to be Debbie downer and rain on the parade of people who are actually excited about the new bands. Heck, the bands are not even out yet! Why don’t you reserve judgment until after you’ve gotten a chance to try them out?
My bands got picked up in San Bernardino an hour ago! On the way.
Maybe the Cupertino Donut is why we have these new endless loops - both are redolent of the continuous cycle of new watch bands that bring Apple so much money and us so much errr... 'joy'. Apple are trolling us.
After watching the videos, I caved and ordered the green Braided Loop. ETA is November 25th
P.S. The Graphite Stainless in that one video looked extremely slick. If I sold all my Watch bands that wouldn‘t go with it I could easily afford it, too
Someone has a video of hands on Graphite SS?
No worries, you‘re not raining on my parade. I knew full well this is the “riskiest” band Apple makes (well...made) when I bought it. I plan to try it out for a few days and then decide. Definitely like the look but have heard it loosens throughout the day. I’ll have to see if that bothers me. As for taking it off, I plan to loosen the band enough to get my wrist out, attach the magnet back to the band at that point and then slide both lugs out from the watch at the same time like I do with the link bracelet to minimize the chance of the band flopping around uncontrolled. The things we do for our watches!
So it is glossy like Stainless Steel, but it is also clearly more gray rather than Space Black.
The color kind of reminds me of the Space Gray ceramic that was offered with the S3, but obviously more metallic since it is steel. Don’t hate it but still a bit sad to see the SBSS go. Would have been nice to have both as options.
No worries, you‘re not raining on my parade. I knew full well this is the “riskiest” band Apple makes (well...made) when I bought it. I plan to try it out for a few days and then decide. Definitely like the look but have heard it loosens throughout the day. I’ll have to see if that bothers me. As for taking it off, I plan to loosen the band enough to get my wrist out, attach the magnet back to the band at that point and then slide both lugs out from the watch at the same time like I do with the link bracelet to minimize the chance of the band flopping around uncontrolled. The things we do for our watches!
It's a good loop, I like it. My only complaint really is pulled arm hair.
Knowing it can scratch & being careful isn't too hard.
It’s not even fluoroelastomer. It’s literally a rubber band, and they’re charging just as much as the sport bands. They serve no purpose that isn’t already taken care of, look terrible, (imo, obviously) and coming in a million different sizes, they ruin any possible secondhand market. I don’t get how this got the green light for production.
Same, I liked how it looked but getting the occasional arm hair pull was annoying enough that I put mine up for sale :/
I love the SB Milanese, but the screen is not the only scratching concern. Be careful not to scratch up the back! The DLC can and will scratch the back crystal if you lay down the watch flat on top of the Milanese. Always either use the Apple Watch Pillow (with the charging puck in the vertical position) or completely remove the loop before charging when wearing the SB Milanese.
You can get a Series 6 SBSS, you just have to buy one at the low price of $1399+ if you would like a Hermès 44mm.
So I printed the tool and it seemed like I was an 8, if I squeezed I landed between a 7 and 8 and thought oh good, I won't have to deal with having to buy 40mm for the correct size. Checked the card size tool box andddd it wasn't the right size. Much too small, So really I am a 5. Check the credit card size box!
This Youtuber has the new Black Leather Link on a Red Series 6 watch. Really not a Combo I’d dig personally, but I’m here to look more at the band rather than the watch. It looks very pleasingly similar in style to the old trusty Leather Loop (albeit somewhat more casual), and as a 40mm user, this really pleases me
Graphite in my opinion looks like somewhere between SS and SBSS (more SBSS), I think its very nice. I’m very much considering that one for the next Watch I buy.
Some nice new features:
iOS 14 tells you when your watch is done charging! Finally!
Sleep tracking works! Nice!
iOS 14 tells you when your watch is done charging! Finally!
Sleep tracking works! Nice!
Catch a further sneak peak of some in real life Watch/band combos (Apple Store demo’s?), Leather Link here again is looking better than Apples stock pictures. He wears Graphite SS + Black Leather Link at 5:29
EDIT - The California Poppy colour looks very enticing
EDIT - The California Poppy colour looks very enticing
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Red loop G3 looking good at 6:10!
OK, now I've had TWO band orders cancelled with the message that "it exceeds the quantity limits per customer." What the heck is going on??! After my first order of three bands was cancelled, I placed three individual orders. Only one of those three shipped.
I'm a state govt. employee so I placed my order on that store to save $5. Is there a limit of one band? It doesn't say that anywhere...
I'm a state govt. employee so I placed my order on that store to save $5. Is there a limit of one band? It doesn't say that anywhere...
You are limited to 10 bands per calendar year at the EPP price.